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In the United States, a thunderstorm produced a deadly tornado
in southeastern North Carolina on November 16, 2006. Additional
information can be found below.

Across the United States, significant drought affected areas of
the Plains and Rocky Mountains. Extreme drought was also
concentrated in northern areas of Minnesota, parts of Wyoming and
Nebraska, as well as sections of Texas and Oklahoma.